Theatre reviews: The Lion King, Playhouse, Edinburgh | Pinocchio, Tramway, Glasgow
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IF THIS winter’s chill is getting to you – and your heart feels sore and cold – it’s hard to imagine a better instant remedy than a visit to the Playhouse, where the current radiant UK stage production of Disney’s The Lion King is settling in for a three-and-a-half-month stay. The greatest fan of the show – with music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice – could not call it profound: it deals with vital 21st century themes to do with the circle of life and the balance of nature in a way that is both superficial and highly individualised, with the whole problem resolved by the return of a good king.